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1.0
21 Nov 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You're coworkers are typically very nice and helpful.

Cons

I worked for Nicholas Gow at his previous company in Maitland, FL, BlackRock Consultants. Anyone interested in working at Next Consultants should also check out the reviews on BlackRock. Gow spoke openly about writing fake reviews on Glassdoor when I knew him. If you check the dates on the BlackRock reviews you will notice that the positive ones are all dated very close to each other, and are similar in style and tone. A common tactic for pyramid schemes is that they often change their names and locations as soon as the reviews to get too bad and people will no longer work for them. Now that BlackRock is permanently closed, I can only assume that Nick has transferred his previous business model to a new office in Illinois. The tactics should be the same: he will mislead you in the interview, which is mostly a sales pitch, about the work you will be doing, the hours you will have to put in, and the pay that you are likely to receive. Most people quit very quickly when they realize that they have been misled. While it is technically true that you CAN make a lot of money, anyone who is not already very comfortable in sales should steer clear. It is very difficult, very demanding work that will drain you emotionally. I came very close to having to live out of my car while I worked for Nicholas Gow. During the day I had to drive extremely far with no gas compensation to go door to door selling a really mediocre product. You are trained to lie to your potential customers regarding the services they will receive. Unsurprisingly, most people are not receptive to a stranger knocking on their door. You will be cursed at, slandered, have doors slammed in your face, and 95% of the people you meet are going to hate you. And there will be many days where you go through all of that and will walk away with absolutely nothing to show for it, because the job is 100% commission. IF you are already an excellent salesperson, with an extremely thick skin, this job might be worth it for you. But, you could probably still make more working in a different sales environment. You can make a LOT of money if you end up opening your own office, but unless you're also comfortable lying to YOUR future employees to make that money, probably your conscience will be better served working elsewhere. The time I spent working for Nick Gow was the darkest time of my life. I regret it immensely. It was very damaging to my mental health and well being, it made me feel worthless and small. I sincerely wish I could take it back.

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Next Consultants Response
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Reviewer, First off, I am sorry you feel such hatred from a position you held back in 2015. It must take a lot of work to keep tabs on former employers of yours. Within three years’ time, you can imagine a lot has changed since you were employed by me in a completely DIFFERENT company than Next Consultants Inc. Addressing your concerns, I would never tell people to write “fake” reviews. I have always encouraged my employees to write reviews on our company website, but only wanted nothing but honesty from all employees, past and present. The ability to write reviews is a freedom of speech. I welcome that since I am very open with our company, what we do, and the success we have achieved. Unfortunately, majority of people only write reviews when they have a negative experience, for example, if you had a bad experience at a restaurant. It’s very unfortunate that the reality of what they are attempting to accomplish is nothing more than wanting to belittle others just to feel better about themselves. I highly doubt that a team member of mine that is performing is going to write a negative review. On contrary, it is more likely the review of someone that was not able to perform the duties or responsibilities of the position. Everyone has a right to lash out and slander any company they chose, however, if you think about this logically, I don’t see how we can represent big name companies if what we do isn’t upheld with high integrity or ethics. I mean, do you think AT&T, our current client, would be asking us to expand if we were unfair to our employees or customers? As far as claiming that we are a pyramid scheme, I’m not sure you know exactly what that means. We are not a pyramid or multi-level marketing company. As we previously stated, we work representing some of the largest companies in the country, Fortune 100 to be exact. YES - we sell AT&T here in Illinois. Considering you are NOT in this company, nor have you ever been, how would you know that? We're certain you don't think AT&T is operating a scam, right? Not just them but any of our other well-known reputable clients or partners. We take our work very seriously, as well as the improper use of that term. We didn’t close business to change locations or to change names. We grow with opportunity and where our client needs us. I can only imagine the difficulty we would have trying to handle our client’s customers in Illinois if we lived anywhere else. In addition, if you know of a way to transfer a corporation across state borders without having to reincorporate in another state, PLEASE LET ME KNOW so that if I must do it again in the future I can avoid all the costs that were associated with having to reincorporate and ask for a refund. We are a SALES and MARKETING company. I do not shy away from the truth. We ONLY sell to customers whom the service would benefit, either by lowering their bill, providing superior service, or both. The fact that you felt you had to lie to customers tells a lot right there. If at any point any person in my office is in a tough position, they know to come directly to me and know I will lend nothing but help. I have a multitude of examples whether this is in their personal lives, or how to get better within the company. One thing that stood out to me across the review that you left was a heavy use of the term “assume” based on experiences that you had working somewhere else. I welcome you to reach out to me if you did work for me at any point. I have the same number as always or you can email me at nicholas@nextconsultantsinc.com. The accusations however, are neither here or there since I conduct my business with the highest-level integrity and professionalism. This all starts with being very clear in our extensive interview process that covers everything from outlining the position, what a day to day will look like, and even a complete breakdown of the multiple options that I offer for compensation. All in all, I want to wish you nothing but the best of luck in your future endeavors and I truly do hope that your life starts moving more into a positive direction. Sincerely, - Nicholas A Gow

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The career path is very different than most. Since people have a good opportunity, I 100% would hold people more accountable for their actions.

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Next Consultants Response
8y
Reviewer, I want to take the time to thank you for providing us with this valuable feedback. I'm excited to see you highlight our people and the support system that we have in place. When I was creating my company, one of the things that I was looking to accomplish was to create an environment that promotes growth, fun, development and support. In addition, great point that in order to grow anywhere, it requires hard work and determination! Some people seem to think that you can accomplish success without those things but as they will soon find out, they cannot. In conclusion, thanks for the personal advice on what I can do to be a better leader for my people and all of the valuable insight that you provided. I'm sure that if you apply everything we taught you, you're going to go on to do great things in life; just don't forget about us little people when you're all big and famous ;). Sincerely, Nicholas A. Gow
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